Asia Rugby throws the weight of its continent behind challenger Agustín Pichot to become the next Chairman of World Rugby. World Rugby elections, Asia Rugby President, Mr. Qais Abdulla Al Dhalai announced that today 25th April 2020 at the close of voting to determine Asia’s vote for the next World ...
World Rugby confirms election nominations
World Rugby has confirmed the nominations for the positions of Chairman and Vice-Chairman, which will be determined at the annual meeting of Council on 12 May, 2020. In accordance with the World Rugby Bye-Laws, member unions were invited to submit nominations for the position of World Rugby ...
World Rugby publishes the Arabic language version of the Laws Book
World Rugby has published an Arabic version of the laws of the game, which can be viewed online, along with playing charter, definitions and match official signals, the PDF book is downloadable. There are 450 Million speakers Arabic in the world and one of six official languages of the United ...
Watch: the RWC 2019 game-changer for Japan and Asia
Watch: the RWC 2019 game-changer for Japan and Asia. On Saturday rugby fans, will be able to relive the moment that Japan made history by securing a place in the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup 2019 with a thrilling victory over Scotland, just hours after Typhoon Hagibis had brought devastation to ...
Hong Kong Rugby Union Chief Rugby Officer Dai Rees to step down
After a 12-year contribution to Hong Kong rugby, Dai Rees has announced that he is stepping down from his role as Chief Rugby Officer of the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) effective 1 July. “The HKRU and our thriving local rugby community owe a great debt to Dai for his dedication and commitment. ...
Asia Rugby Cancels June’s Mid-Year Council Meeting and Competitions scheduled during the first half of the year 2020
Asia Rugby Cancels June’s Mid-Year Council Meeting and Competitions scheduled during the first half of the year 2020 In continuous efforts to set the welfare, health and well-being of players, fans, officials and administrators at the forefront, Asia Rugby is taking all appropriate measures to ...
Project Integrity by Bangladesh Rugby
This article about the "Project Integrity by Bangladesh Rugby" has been kindly provided by Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union. Bangladesh Rugby has activated the rugby community to help provide immediate relief to the day labourers and low-income families affected by the lockdown due to the ...
Indonesia Rugby , JICA and RKU Successfully Promote Rugby in 8 Provinces
The following article about Indonesia Rugby, JICA and RKU Promotion of rugby in 8 Provinces has been kindly submitted by Indonesia Rugby. PRUI (Indonesian Rugby Union Association) and Ryutsu Keizai University (RKU) from Japan successfully introduced Rugby to 3,707 children in 8 (eight) different ...
Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo postponed
Asia Rugby President Mr Qais al Dhalai, on Tuesday, welcomed the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and issued the following statement expressing solidarity with all involved. "We at Asia Rugby welcome the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee’s decision ...
Asia Rugby leads the way in Get Into Rugby numbers.
71% of all global Get into Rugby numbers reported up to 29 February 2020 came from Asia Rugby unions Asia Rugby member union continued to lead in participation numbers recorded through the Get Into Rugby Programme. Asia Rugby unions contributed 71% of the global GIR numbers. The Asia Rugby ...
